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The Coffee County Register of Deeds Office warned on Thursday, Nov. 21 that staff had received a scam letter that a Tullahoma resident received that fraudulently informed them that their property had been transferred.   

The resident is then urged to obtain a copy of their deed for $89 from an address in Florida. 

The form, which originates from an official-sounding, Clerks Property Office is not connected in any way to any government office. The form “recommends” that homeowners obtain a copy of their deed and a property assessment profile from their company.

According to information shared by Coffee County Register of Deeds, these letters look official but are a scam. 

“On every Deed we record, we attach a typed notice to not send anyone money with an invoice for copies of documents they can obtain from our County Offices,” Toney said.

The Coffee County Register’s Office offers PROPERTY FRAUD ALERT.  To Register, go to the website at www.coffeecountyregisterofdeeds.com in they can click onto Property Fraud Alert and register the name in all the different ways it could be listed. If a document is recorded with their name, they will receive notification of the recording.